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We are looking for a dedicated School Facilities Manager at Lift Kingsley to play a key role in ensuring our school remains a safe, secure, and well-maintained environment for students, staff, and visitors. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, security, and health and safety across our premises.

Key Responsibilities:

Site Security & Access
Open and close the school premises daily (split shift pattern), including occasional evenings and weekends
Act as the principal key holder and respond to emergency call-outs as needed

What We're Looking For:

Basic knowledge of building maintenance, repairs, and health & safety procedures
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
Good communication skills with a proactive and adaptable approach
Physical fitness to carry out manual tasks
Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential

About Lift Kingsley

We're incredibly proud of our students' achievements and the rapid progress our school has made. Our warm, supportive environment, excellent teaching, and strong relationships help students achieve well above national averages. We foster kindness, courage, and curiosity, enabling every student to grow in character and excel academically.

Rated Good in all areas (Ofsted 2025), Lift Kingsley is a transformed, ambitious school at the heart of its community. We prepare students for university and beyond through high expectations and a culture of aspiration.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.

The role is due to commence as soon as possible. This is a full time, permanent position.

Please note: Interviews will take place early September for this role.

Closing date: 28 July 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Salary range

£32,535 - £34,998 per year